Urban policy and the formation of spatial structure of metropolitan city (the case of Warsaw)

W artykule ukazano wybrane problemy związane z formułowaniem polityki miejskiej w mieście metropolitalnym i kształtowaniem się jego przestrzeni. Wykorzystano doświadczenia Warszawy, która jest klinicznym przypadkiem braku koordynacji działań planistycznych mających na celu harmonizację procesów rozwoju miasta i obszaru metropolitalnego. Prowadzi to do wielu konfliktów i nie pozwala efektywnie wykorzystać potencjału rozwojowego.One of the consequences of internationalization and globalization of development is the emergence of new phenomena and processes in the development of cities and regions, primarily metropolitan areas and regions. This leads to unprecedented problems, related for example to such issues as the relationship between the metropolitan city and its direct hinterland or the spatial development of cities which, by performing many exogenous functions, are areas which are intensely developed. The paper discusses selected problems relating to the formulation of urban policies in the metropolitan city and development of the urban space, based on the experiences of Warsaw, which can serve as a clinical example of a lack of co-ordination of urban planning activities aimed at harmonizing the development processes of the city and the metropolitan area. This, in turn, may lead to many conflicts and thwart (and not effectively use) the city's indigenous potential